Spiritually immature people in a lot of groups behave like this. “Our technique/teacher/etc. is the bestest!” It’s an ego-booster. “It must be the best because if it weren’t I wouldn’t be doing it, because I’m so discerning and wise.”
From: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 7:05 AM To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Activist Meditators and A day of silent prayer ..Meditation 's Going Mainstream Yeah, TM’ers do seem to contend a fight over meditations. The antagonism with the other practices begins right away in the TM intro lectures. Seems a marketing device employed on or by TM'ers. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , <mdixon.6...@yahoo.com <mailto:mdixon.6...@yahoo.com> > wrote : TM teachers are persnickety because Maharishi was when he was training teachers. He always drove home the difference between TM and other techniques when asked about them. He was *faulting* the other techniques and explained why TM was *better*. This is fine when you're teaching teachers. However, good manner s dictates you don't take that attitude when in *mixed* company. I don't recall M doing that when he was in the company of another teacher...run the other guys meditation down and build his up. As I said earlier, can TM'ers know when to not run the other guys meditation down in order to look superior. _____ From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] <mailto:dhamiltony...@yahoo.com%20[FairfieldLife]> " <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Activist Meditators and A day of silent prayer ..Meditation 's Going Mainstream But why are TM’ers so persnickety? Among old Quakers those members who were well established in the transcendent, noticeably as those who could sit with and settle a meeting by their presence, were referred to as ‘weighty’ friends to meditate with. TM’ers instead can come across as spiritually arrogant and exclusive. Yet, Patanjali seems to indicate in his discussion of combining dharana, dhyan and samadhi in meditation like the in the aggregate of the TM-siddhis or in that last technique Maharishi was working on, the Ved and Physiology practice that combines attention and intention (very much like some buddhistic practice) with samadhi/transcendence. TM’ers could adopt a more helpful attitude and show up for some of these collective meditations with others. Like reaching out and lending a hand. It seems a cultural problem as much as anything that TM’ers may have which turns to shunning others. -JaiGuruYou ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , <mdixon.6...@yahoo.com <mailto:mdixon.6...@yahoo.com> > wrote : Doug, I guess the big question is, can TMers keep from telling other meditators how superior TM is over any other technique. If not, I would recommend they not attend because it will end up causing more tension.. _____ From: "dhamiltony...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] <mailto:dhamiltony...@yahoo.com%20[FairfieldLife]> " <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 9:26 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Activist Meditators and A day of silent prayer ..Meditation 's Going Mainstream Maharishi said that the world today needed the intercession of the saints who are established in themselves and are therefore, nearer to the almighty power. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com <mailto:dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> > wrote : Should TM’ers condescend to send in support a group of meditators to help? The Contemplative Prayer and Reflection Group in Burlington will host a Day of Silent Prayer from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, and everyone is welcome. There’s never a bad day for prayer. People are welcome to drop in or out as they choose. Those arriving late are asked to enter quietly. The science on people joining in collective meditation would indicate a priority in joining groups to meditate. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com <mailto:dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> > wrote : The secular approach to meditation is opening a lot of doors right now when it comes to brain health and stress relief, Meditation has been around for more than 2,500 years, but it has taken a secular approach and scientific research — not to mention added publicity from technology companies like Google and Apple, which encourage employees to meditate — to reintroduce it into popular culture. But can meditation, and its cousin, “mindfulness,” become staples of urban life the way that yoga, a rarity until the early 1990s, has become a widespread activity? No Texts, Please, We’re Meditating <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1> No Texts, Please, We’re Meditating Increasing numbers of harried New Yorkers are gathering to close their eyes and just breathe. <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/nyregion/no-texts-please-were-meditating.html?emc=eta1> View on www.nytimes.com Preview by Yahoo ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com <mailto:FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> , <dhamiltony...@yahoo.com <mailto:dhamiltony...@yahoo.com> > wrote : The Hidden Price of Mindfulness Inc. <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0> <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0> The Hidden Price of Mindfulness Inc. As the practice of mindfulness is packaged and peddled, it’s hard not to wonder if something essential is being lost. <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/opinion/sunday/the-hidden-price-of-mindfulness-inc.html?emc=eta1&_r=0> View on www.nytimes.com Preview by Yahoo With so many mindful goods and services for sale, it can be easy to forget that mindfulness is a quality of being, not a piece of merchandise. ..while purists sometimes wrung their hands about its commercialization, their lamentations were in vain. Let loose in the American marketplace, yoga took on a life of its own. Now, she said, the same thing is happening with mindfulness. ..Though this may result in less signal and more noise, it doesn’t mean mindfulness can’t still be beneficial. Yoga may have changed over the years, but plenty of authentic teachers and ashrams can still be found. The same dynamic will most likely play out with mindfulness, too. Strange variations on mindfulness will proliferate, while pockets of traditional teachings endure. <http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=InCMR7g4BCKC2wiZPkcVUsb75Xk4dusI&user_id=325d185f131a5d67e0cba86c1a05b2bf&email_type=eta&task_id=1458498522242278®i_id=0> http://nyti.ms/1XDaPnu
